Rickettsia typhi Infection with Interstitial Pneumonia in a Traveler Treated with Moxifloxacin

Rickettsial diseases may play an important part in the differential diagnosis of fever in returned travelers. The initial empirical treatment needs to take Rickettsia species into consideration to avoid the development of life-threatening courses. Here, we present a case of interstitial pneumonia as...

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Published inJournal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 741 - 743
Main Authors Schulze, Marco H, Keller, Christian, Müller, Andreas, Ziegler, Uwe, Langen, Heinz-Jakob, Hegasy, Guido, Stich, August
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.02.2011
Subjects
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
Aza Compounds - administration & dosage
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Case Reports
Female
Fluoroquinolones
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Interstitial - drug therapy
Lung Diseases, Interstitial - microbiology
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Quinolines - administration & dosage
Radiography, Thoracic
Rickettsia typhi
Rickettsia typhi - isolation & purification
Travel
Treatment Outcome
Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne - complications
Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne - drug therapy
Lung disease
Rickettsialosis
Respiratory disease
Moxifloxacin
Infection
Rickettsiales
Fluoroquinolone derivatives
Rickettsial infection
Bacteriosis
Interstitial pneumonitis
Bacteria
Rickettsieae
Rickettsia typhi
Antibacterial agent
Quinolone derivatives
Rickettsiaceae
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Summary:Rickettsial diseases may play an important part in the differential diagnosis of fever in returned travelers. The initial empirical treatment needs to take Rickettsia species into consideration to avoid the development of life-threatening courses. Here, we present a case of interstitial pneumonia associated with Rickettsia typhi infection treated with moxifloxacin.
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M.H.S. and C.K. contributed equally to the manuscript.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.01201-10